Chrysanthemum

Type

Book

Authors

Kevin Henkes

ISBN 13

9780688147327

Tags

ALA notable children book, Picture books for children, thoughtful, anthropomorphic characters, sympathetic, Feel good, funny, girls, Mice, children, school, name, Self-Esteem, teasing

Abstract

Summary: Starting school can be a real test of one's mettle, especially for those with unusual names. We mouse Chrysanthemum has always loved the "absolutely perfect" name her parents gave her, but most of her kindergarten classmates have names like Joe and Sue and Bill, and they tease her for having the same name as a flower. Poor Chrysanthemum is terribly unhappy at school until the day the students meet their music teacher — Mrs. Delphinium Twinkle. -- Description by Ellen Foreman.

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